Global Patent Index - EP 2351221 B1

EP 2351221 B1 20130619 - SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A RESET CONDITION IN AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT

Title (en)

SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A RESET CONDITION IN AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT

Title (de)

SYSTEM ZUR ERKENNUNG EINES RÜCKSETZUNGSSTATUS EINER ELEKTRONISCHEN SCHALTUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME POUR DÉTECTER UN ÉTAT DE RÉINITIALISATION DANS UN CIRCUIT ÉLECTRONIQUE

Publication

EP 2351221 B1 20130619 (EN)

Application

EP 09822946 A 20091030

Priority

  • CA 2009001558 W 20091030
  • US 19315508 P 20081031

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010048720A1] There is disclosed a system for detecting the assertion of a reset signal. A plurality of circuit elements are configurable by a reset signal to output a string of data values in a predetermined pattern. A comparator receives the string of data values and determines whether the string of data values matches the predetermined pattern. If so, the comparator generates an output signal indicative of a reset. In one embodiment, the output signal of the comparator can be used to automatically trigger a reset if the reset signal has not been asserted.

IPC 8 full level

H03K 19/007 (2006.01); G06F 1/24 (2006.01); H03K 17/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 1/24 (2013.01 - EP US); H03K 5/19 (2013.01 - EP US); H03K 17/20 (2013.01 - EP US); H03K 17/223 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010048720 A1 20100506; CA 2738879 A1 20100506; CA 2738879 C 20170228; EP 2351221 A1 20110803; EP 2351221 A4 20120328; EP 2351221 B1 20130619; US 2010109721 A1 20100506; US 2011210770 A1 20110901; US 2012268174 A1 20121025; US 7965113 B2 20110621; US 8228099 B2 20120724; US 8319533 B2 20121127

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 2009001558 W 20091030; CA 2738879 A 20091030; EP 09822946 A 20091030; US 201113106688 A 20110512; US 201213533661 A 20120626; US 61008209 A 20091030